Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-03
LAMAR AND THE TARIFF
The Two Subjects that Interest Con-
gressmen-Man0uyers TO "B0ttll"
Mr. Randall Will Probably Fail.
A Republican Senator's Bitter attack On
Lemar-He VIA Not Easily be
Confirmed,
Special to the Gazette.

the most interesting incident in the COM
ing session of Congress will be the nomi-
nation CT Secretary Lamar to be Justice
of the Supreme court, and the action OF
the Senate upon that nomination. There
will be much more lively fuss over this
than the Senate made in the last Con-
gress over the right of the President to
remove public servants without giving
reasons to the Senate. The nomination
will be considered in secret, but a great
deal more is always published about the
secret sessions OF the Senate than about
the public proceedings. The nomination
of Lamar TO be q Justice of the Supreme
court. and the campaign literature that
the Senate will make out of it. will make
greater noise in the next presidential
campaign than tariff talk Will.
| Congressmen are beginning to assemble
for the meeting of Congress next Mon
day, and the tariff is the only subject Of
legislation that is discussed to any eX-
tent. At the beginning Of the last Con
gress the question whether we should
continue to coin two million silver dol
lars month which the Treasury Depart
ment and the President said were not
wanted, was the burning question. That
was settled by such mai )rity that the
President is not likely to interfere with
t1e subject in his forthcoming message,
and it is not expected that this subject
will be raised in Congress this winter.
Tariff is the one subject of speculation
among the politicians this week. A few
of the leading Democrats have said that
the surplus in the Treasury must be got
rid of by reducing the tariff and the host
of followers merely repeat the same
formula. The number of members Of
Congress who have any defaita idea of
what tariff bill is, is much smaller than
would be supposed by any one who has
not had an opportunity of meeting and
talking with the nations legislators here
in Washington where they al con-
gregste.
Mr.. Randall is as much Of bugbeGr to
the low tariff Democrats this week as he
ever was. There is not any resemblance
between Mr.. Randall and the honorable
member who sings in the "Pinaf0re:"
l always voted at my party's call,
And never thought oil thinking for myself at all.
The noisy kind of Democrats sre clam
Oring for R2ndall's scalp; thst is, they de-
mand that in organizing the House Mr..
Carlisle CATER his election as Speaker
shall appoint some good low tariff Demo
GRAFT ut the head CT the committee On ap-
preparations, which has come to be re-
garded somewhat as Mr.. Randall's own
committee. "Call him up" tkey say,
"and tell him that he must either
promise faithfully to vote with the
bulk OF his party for a reduc-
ton OF tariff or prepare to be
dropped from the head Of the crest ep-
stood at the present time Mr. Carlisle has
actually agreed to take thst radical course,
although it has been difficult to bring him
to such an agreement, Cor Mr.. Carlisle is
timrous msn-if this determination is
adheared to, it is impossible to say what
may happen. Very unexpected things
may be brought about. II the thing is
intimated to Mr.. Randall before the open
ing Of Congress, Is is proposed by those
who would make him promise to be good
il the coming session, the probability is
that Mr.. Randall would not go into the
caucus upon which Mr. Carlisle relies for
the speakershir. II he chosed to take
that course he could take at least twenty
five or thirty Democrats with him, and as
the Democrats have only bare majority
of eleven in the House, it is easily
seen how Mr.. Carlisle might be de-
prived of the speskership. Those who
count on coercing Randall in this way
count upon Randsll to put the axe into
the hand of the headsman for his own
execution, which Mr.. Randall is too
strong politician and too independent a
man to do. If Mr.. Carlisle has agreed to
do what some Of his closest friends say
he has agreed to do, he is simply allow
ing his friends to lead him to his ruin.
Even if he wanted to be elected Speaker
with Mr.. Randall's support before de-
claring against Randall, the trick would
not avail him much; for by union with
the Republicans Randall and his friends
could ct any time have Mr.. Carlisle de-
posed from the speakership, have their
own candidate elected in his place and
have the organization OF the House trans
tered to other hands. The Ran
dsllites are small wing of
the Democratic party, but they
are powerful beyond their numbers; ard
no French soldier ever followed Napoleon
with fuller faith than sthese Rsndsllites
have in their leader. It is almost impossi-
BILE to believe that Mr.. Carlisle could be
led into anything of the kind. It would
be mean trick, and Mr.. Carlisle IS just
ly noted for his hatred for everything
that is mean or unfair. Besides 1t is too
stupid for his approval. 1t could not
possibly succeed. Mr.. Randall is no
doubt prepared to make some conces-
sions SO that his own prophecy may be
fulfilled and the two wings of the party
flap together, but he is as far as ever from
any willingness TO yield to coercion; and
if imprudent low tariff Democrats harsss |
him too much, it is just possible he may
give the speakership and the oTganiza-
ton of the House to the Republicans. |
Parties are very evenly balanced and the J
Democrats have not much of majority |
to sport with.
A Republican Senator who will have |
more to do than shy other with the action |
of the Senate upon the nomination OF
Secretary Lamar to be Justice OF the
Supreme Court, and whose sentiment on |
the subject may be safely taken to be in |
accord with those of the Republican Sen
ators when asked quietly what kind OF q
Judge he thought Mr.. Lamar would make,
answered readily and in way which |
showed that he was full of the subject:
"I know Mr.. Lamar as well as / could |
know any man with whom I have long |
hepO ultimately essociafed Init with |